Speaking of British cars with V8's I once looked into buying a Triumph TR8.
Coupla years ago I stopped by a local used car lot to peek at the Rolls silver something-or-other. Was cool looking, but no doubt a nightmare in the running department. Also in some serious need of refinishing of the woodwork. There was a potential buyer ready to take it on a test drive, so I didn't get much of a chance to look it over. They seemed to think they had an incipient bidding war on their hands. Ha!
-- Jim